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Fossilised frontal bone, Gran Dolina
Fossilised frontal bone from a childs skull. Fragments of a 12-year-old childs cranial bone being pieced together by a palaeontologist

Iguanodon and Megalosaurus dinosaurs
Iguanodon (left) and Megalosaurus (right), historical artwork. This inaccurate reconstruction shows the dinosaurs co-existing when they actually date from two different time periods

Mammoth bone hut. Archaeologists inside a reconstruction of a hut made from bones and tusks of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)

Reconstruction of the face of the Ice Maiden

Taung Child skull. Artwork, from 1931, showing the appearance and size (scale in millimetres) of the fossil skull discovered by Dart in Taung, South Africa, in 1924

Iron Age roundhouse. This is a reconstruction of Iron Age roundhouses at Castell Henllys archaeological site, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Archaeologist reconstructing a bronze Celtic pot
Celtic pot reconstruction. Archaeologist reconstr- ucting a bronze Celtic pot excavated from a grave at Glauberg near Frankfurt in Germany. The pot was crushed when the grave collapsed

Archaeologist reconstructing fragmented Celtic pot
Celtic pot reconstruction. Archaeologist reconstr- ucting a fragmented bronze Celtic pot. There is a microscope and an X-ray of the pot before excavation (upper left)

Neanderthal and Homo sapiens
Neanderthal (left) and Homo sapiens (right) females, artwork. Neanderthals were shorter and more heavily built than modern humans, who are taller and slenderer

1905 Sauropod dinosaur Cetiosaurus leedsi
Hind limb and pelvis of the saurian Cetiosaurus leedsi with its discoverer Alfred Nicholson Leeds standing left. Leeds amassed a uniquely large collection of fossil vertebrates from the Oxford clays

Australopithecus culture. Artwork showing meat being eaten by one of a group of Australopithecus garhi. This hominin species lived around 2.2 million years ago in the eastern part of Africa

1888 colour lithograph of triassic coast
Landscape of the Triassic. Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr. Schuberts Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie". Published in Stuttgart 1888 by J.F. Shreiber

1848 Hydrarchos Zeuglodon basilosaurus
1848 copper engraving from C.G. Caruss paper " Das Kopfskelet des Zeuglodon Hydrarchos". It shows the skull of " Dr." Albert Kochs 114 foot (34 metre)

1846 Hydrarchos whale fake monster fossil
1846 copper engraving from a Leipzig newspaper. It shows the German exhibition of " Dr." Albert Kochs 114 foot (34 metre) skeleton of a fossil sea serpent

1851 Hydrarchos whale fake monster fossil
1851 steel engraving from Hecks iconography engraved by Henry Winkles and published in New York. It shows the american exhibition of " Dr." Albert Kochs 114 foot (34 metre)

1888 color lithograph Jurassic solnhofen
Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr. Schuberts Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie". Published 1888 in Stuttgart by J.F. Shreiber. The palaeontology section by Dr

Mesolithic culture. Artwork showing Mesolithic villagers with weapons (left) and plucking a bird (right). The Mesolithic is a period of the Stone Age, with dates varying from region to region

1909 First Neanderthal restoration crop2
Reconstruction of the neanderthal Man of Chapelle-Aux-Saints (halftone here treated to avoid moire) by Mr. Kupka (scientifically advised by Marcellin Boule) for the Illustrated London News (ILN)

Homo heidelbergensis reconstruction. Reconstruction of a Homo heidelbergensis head from skull 5 (Miguelon) found at Sima de los Huesos (Pit of Bones)

Neanderthals with modern humans. Artwork showing interactions between Neanderthals and early modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens)

1886 Flammarions Iguanodon dinosaur
From Flammarions " Le Monde avant la Creation de l Homme". This is the first dinosaur (Iguanodon) reconstruction to put them in modern context to reveal their size

Miguelon reconstruction. Artwork of a reconstruction (right) based on a Homo heidelbergensis fossil skull (left). This reconstruction is based on Cranium 5

1888 colour lithograph of Permian swamp
Permian swamp showing Archegosaurus amphibians and Palaeoniscis fish among large Lepidodendron (2 right) and Sageneria (3 left) trees. Vivid colour lithograph from " Dr

Prehistoric shamanism. Artwork of a shaman engaging in a ritual dance in front of a cave painting of a bison (upper left)

Prehistoric human-animal competition. Artwork showing wolves and early humans competing for the carcass of a hoofed mammal. This will provide meat and clothing for the humans

1820-1830 Early Geologist fossil cartoon
An unrecorded, possibly unique print by E.S - F.G.S (Fellow of Geological Society) in mezzotint style with contemporary hand colouring and ink inscription

Australopithecus and chimpanzee teeth. Artwork comparing the teeth of an Australopithecus (left) and a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes, right)

1896 Iguanodon loses its horn, tinted
Restoration of the Iguanodon by Alice B. Woodward from Lydekkers The Royal Natural Historyins Frederick Warne and co, 1896

1855 Zimmermans Primitive World
Chromo lithograph from the first German edition of Zimmermans " Die Wunder der Urwelt" (The Wonder of the Primitive World" )

1860 Duncans prehistoric epoch panorama
Tinted lithograph (colour enhanced version) by W.R. Woods appearing as the frontis to Isabella Duncans " Pre-Adamite Man"

1888 colour lithograph cover Solnhofen
Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr. Schuberts Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie". Published 1888 in Stuttgart by J.F. Shreiber. The palaeontology section by Dr

Homo antecessor reconstruction. Reconstruction of a Homo antecessor head from the skull of El Nino de la Gran Dolina (The Child of Gran Dolina)

1888 Giant amphibian of triassic coast
Landscape of the Triassic, Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr. Schuberts Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie". Published 1888 in Stuttgart 1888 by J.F. Shreiber

1888 Megalosaurus, Dryptosaurus dinosaurs
Predatory Megalosaurus (foreground) and Laelaps (background, now Dryptosaurus). Two of the first dinosaurs discovered in Europe and the US respectively. Vivid colour lithograph for " Dr

Australopithecus and chimpanzee hands
Australopithecus (left) and chimpanzee (right) hands, artwork. Both have opposable thumbs, but the chimpanzees thumb is less well-developed and not as strong

1888 colour lithograph Tertiary mammals
Mammals of the Tertiary including Palaeotherium (1), hippopotamus (7), Dinotherium (4), Pithecus (11), Mastodon (5), and Anoplotherium (3). Note that not all these animals were actually contemporary

Gran Dolina Boy reconstruction. Artwork of a reconstruction (right) based on Homo antecessor fossils and stone tools (left)

1909 First Neanderthal restoration crop
Reconstruction of the Neanderthal Man of Chapelle-Aux-Saints (halftone here treated to avoid moire) by Mr. Kupka (scientifically advised by Marcellin Boule) for the Illustrated London News (ILN)

Early Medieval lathe
Reconstruction of an early medieval

Reconstructed Crannog
Reconstruction of an ancient Crannog. A Crannog is a settlement located on an artificial island in the middle of the lake designed to offer protection to the inhabitants and their animals

Restoration of the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow
Theatre reconstruction. View of the interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, during its restoration. The area being worked on here is where the main stage was being rebuilt

1862 British Mammoth with carnivores
Lithograph with contemporary colouring, continental version of the last wallchart produced by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Department of Science and Art 1862

1854 Megalosaurus reconstruction & jaw 1854 Megalosaurus reconstruction & jaw
1854 Megalosaurus model by Waterhouse Hawkins with superimposed image (pale brown) of the known lower jawbone used for the reconstruction

Conybeare Plesiosaurus reconstruction
1824. Composite of letter and wrapper written by William Conybeare regarding his first scientific reconstruction of the skeletons of plesiosaur and ichthyosaur

1868 Waterhouse Hawkins & hadrosaur gilt 1868 Waterhouse Hawkins & hadrosaur gilt
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkin and his Hadrosaurus foulkii, the worlds first mounted dinosaur skeleton. Gilded cover of Sketches of Creation by Winchell 1870 engraved from photographs around 1868

1863 Figuier Iguanodon and Megalosaurus
Art by Riou in the first edition of Louis Figuiers " Earth before the Deluge" (1863). The figure shows restored dinosaurs after scientist Richard Owen

1854 Megalosaurus reconstruction Hawkins
1854 Megalosaurus model by Waterhouse Hawkins. Hawkins attempted to scientifically reconstruct dinosaurs for the Crystal Palace Geological Gardens at Sydenham 1852-1855

1854 Iguanodon reconstruction Hawkins
1854 Iguanodon model by Waterhouse Hawkins. Hawkins attempted to scientifically reconstruct dinosaurs for the Crystal Palace Geological Gardens at Sydenham 1852-1855

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